A way forward.
I was once exposed to an analysis of how the Nazzy party leveraged technology in an innovative way to corral a nation. They leveraged radio, recorded orchestral music and film to create illusions of grandeur that spread beyond historical bounds of influence. Such events in the past had commanded great resources and cooperation in the previous eras. The Nazis were able to simulate, what up until then, was known as a costly signal in nature.
Edward Bernays perfected this art know known as Publick Relations he went on to form the CFR to help manage democracy for their own good. A documentary worth watching on the topic. The Century of Self.
Communication technology has shaped our ability to leverage power. These methods are now science and are used to manage world opinions. But interestingly we again sit on a precious of new technologies the fourth age of sand, (fibre optics) this 4th age is only just starting.
Douglas Adams said:
Let me back up for a minute and talk about the way we communicate. Traditionally, we have a bunch of different ways in which we communicate with each other. One way is one-to-one; we talk to each other, have a conversation. Another is one-to-many, which I'm doing at the moment, or someone could stand up and sing a song, or announce we've got to go to war. Then we have many-to-one communication; we have a pretty patchy, clunky, not-really-working version we call democracy, but in a more primitive state I would stand up and say, 'OK, we're going to go to war' and some may shout back 'No we're not!' - and then we have many-to-many communication in the argument that breaks out afterwards!
worth the read this weekend
We've never had a universal history ledger. The Blockchain is that ledger, it's one we can all write too, data that can be universally accessed, we have many to many communication, that's new. It's different from the internet, arguably the internet is also manipulated and controlled using methods pioneered by Edward Bernays's.
The Blockchain does not just communicate ideas, it can communicate actual value and it can be used to value ideas, it is a mechanism for heuristically prioritizing knowledge, on a supply-demand curve with many to many communication leveraging economies of scale.
This brings me to an idiom, which I think are relevant in propagating this technology.
Those who can't teach. BTC Core is filled with experts who "teach" they seem clueless. We don't need more teachers, we need people who can create, make order from chaos.
If one reflects on the relationship there are those with knowledge, who want to share it and those who want this knowledge. (people who want to learn) The dissemination of knowledge sits on a supply and demand curve.
The first age of sand in this paradigm metaphor by
Douglas Adams was glass that evolved into the lens, which was used to make the telescope which in turn was used to look at the stars, and in turn, created knowledge that in turn changed how we see ourselves in the universe.
If you had this knowledge back then you were considered a heretic, not a teacher. People did not want to learn it but over time people did accept reality and learn. Those who did were more productive than those who rejected it. We can learn from this history and it has similarities to the current paradigm, the emergence of the 4th age of sand.
Knowledge is only valued when if it can create value. One can not give people something they don't value even if it is true. To create a demand for new knowledge it has to help people create value*.
Therein lies the secret to the success of Bitcoin. Helping the one is how you help the many. You can't give a man a fish, you can teach him to fish. If others see the benefit of fisshing they will mimic and improve on that behaviour. (they want to learn, "demand", then you can teach "supply")
It is futile attacking bad ideas. Natural Law (aka evolution) deals with those in its own special way, what is of value is creating value for people. That's called progress, it's doing things better than they have been done before. Progress fosters more progress it creates demand for knowledge.
We all have a chance, how do we use our knowledge for progress determines how and if BitCoin evolves.
* Value is subjective. Natural Law favours those who prioritize values in a way that encourages prosperity and joy.
